by Crag Law Center | Feb 4, 2022 | Climate Victories, Community Victories
LUBA upholds City’s right to deny fossil fuel expansion 2022 Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals Rules Portland Has Authority to Deny Zenith Oil Storage Facility Permits; Must Make Additional Findings On February 3, 2022, Oregon’s Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) upheld...
by Bella Klosterman | Aug 12, 2021 | Climate, Fighting Fossil Fuels
Supporting Portland’s Fossil Fuel Limitations On December 18, 2019, the Portland City Council voted unanimously to re-adopt a city ordinance restricting fossil fuels. Portland’s Fossil Fuel Ordinance prohibits new bulk fossil fuel terminal development and...
by Elliott Davis | Jul 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
In December 2016, the City of Portland took a major step against the expansion of dirty fossil fuels and toward climate justice by unanimously adopting citywide restrictions on bulk fossil fuel infrastructure. The City amended its zoning code to restrict new fossil...
by Maura Fahey | May 9, 2018 | Communities News, Fighting Fossil Fuels News
When it comes to protecting the climate, we often find ourselves playing defense against massive fossil fuel development proposals that threaten our communities and environment. In the Pacific Northwest, we have experienced an onslaught of fossil fuel export proposals...
